Safety's well worth it

Kevin Popper is displaying poor investigative skills in his letter (Why Expose The Topsoil, 7.11.5) when he suggests that the council's groundsmen could do the job we are seeking for an appropriately trained and semi-skilled engineer to do.

Kevin Popper is displaying poor investigative skills in his letter (Why Expose The Topsoil, 7.11.5) when he suggests that the council's groundsmen could do the job we are seeking for an appropriately trained and semi-skilled engineer to do.

I can assure him that the groundsmen are fully utilised. The cabinet report, which is available to the public, revealed why it is necessary to tackle the problem of unstable gravestones, something that this council is pro-actively addressing.

We consider that a dedicated employee is required and they'll be employed on an average wage of £20k plus £10k equipment, at a total cost of £30k.

This is surely money well spent if it avoids a child or elderly person from being injured or crushed.